Small intestine and ovarian metastasis in a patient with a history of cardiac fibrosacoma

In this report, a 35year old woman a known case of cardiac fibrosarcoma was admitted to the emergency ward with abdominal pain and distention, bloody diarrhea, and recurrent nausea and vomiting. Jejuno-jejunal invagination was diagnosed at laparotomy along with tumoral involvement of the left ovary. Histopathological study showed that there was a fibrosarcoma compatible with the earlier diagnosis of primary cardiac tumor. We have described some aspects of diagnosis and treatment of this rare cause of intestinal intussusception.
Source: Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research